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Robert Kraft Had His Charges Dropped After Allegedly Getting a Hand Job In a Massage Parlor. The Women Didn’t

Robert Kraft Had His Charges Dropped After Allegedly Getting a Hand Job In a Massage Parlor. The Women Didn’t (Rolling Stone, December 3, 2020)

Miami sex workers were already living at the margins. COVID-19 made it worse.

Miami sex workers were already living at the margins. COVID-19 made it worse. (Miami Herald, July 29, 2020)

Robert Kraft Could Face Felony Charge, Five-Year Prison Sentence in Prostitution Case

Robert Kraft Could Face Felony Charge, Five-Year Prison Sentence in Prostitution Case (Yahoo Sports, December 28, 2019)

Women and girls said a Hialeah cop sexually assaulted them. The chief gave him a raise.

Women and girls said a Hialeah cop sexually assaulted them. The chief gave him a raise. (Miami Herald, November 14, 2019)

Robert Kraft, a Massage Parlor, and an Unbelievable Story: Vanity Fair

“You Won't Believe What Happened”: The Wild, Disturbing Saga of Robert Kraft’s Visit to a Strip Mall Sex Spa (Vanity Fair, October 4, 2019)

Florida’s Sex Wars: the Battle to Decriminalize Sex Work

Florida’s Sex Wars: the Battle to Decriminalize Sex Work (Counterpunch, May 17, 2019)

A Government Database for People Who Pay for Sex Is a Terrible, Dangerous Idea

A Government Database for People Who Pay for Sex Is a Terrible, Dangerous Idea: A set of bills pass this month in Florida that, if they become law, will build a “Soliciting for Prostitution Public Database.” (Vice Motherboard, May 10, 2019)

Florida Is Creating a New Sex Offender Registry Just for Prostitution Customers

Florida Is Creating a New Sex Offender Registry Just for Prostitution Customers (Reason, May 9, 2019)

Florida Approves Database To Publish Details of People Who Pay for Sex

Florida Approves Database To Publish Details of People Who Pay for Sex (Filter, May 7, 2019)

Sex Worker Advocates Livid About ‘Pretext of Rescue’ After Authorities Arrest Women Related to Robert Kraft Investigation

Sex Worker Advocates Livid About ‘Pretext of Rescue’ After Authorities Arrest Women Related to Robert Kraft Investigation (Newsweek, April 26, 2019)

Judge orders temporary delay of Robert Kraft video release ‘to avoid tainting the jury pool’

Judge orders temporary delay of Robert Kraft video release ‘to avoid tainting the jury pool’ (The Washington Post, April 23, 2019)

Sex Workers and Allies To Hold Press Conference in Orlando, FL — Monday, April 22, 2019

Sex Workers and Allies To Hold Press Conference in Orlando, FL — Monday, April 22, 2019 We, SWOP (Sex Worker Outreach Project) Tampa, SWOP Orlando, SWOP Behind Bars, Sex Worker Solidarity Network, Decriminalize Sex Work, Florida NOW, and more, have gathered together today to ask our lawmakers to listen to...

Sex Workers and Allies To Hold News Conference in Orlando, FL

Decriminalize Sex Work www.DecriminalizeSex.Work Contact Kaytlin Bailey, Director of Communications kaytlin@dswork.org NEW YORK, NEW YORK April 18, 2019 Sex Workers and Allies to Hold News Conference in Orlando, FL Responding to the escalation of police stings targeting minority-owned massage parlors, sex workers and their allies will be holding a news...

Conflategate: Robert Kraft Is Not a Monster

Conflategate: Robert Kraft Is Not a Monster (by Stacey Pearson, MCJ, Retired Law Enforcement Professional, April 13, 2019)

Florida’s Proposed Anti-“Trafficking” Registry Will Harm Sex Workers

Florida Is Poised to Create an Anti-“Trafficking” Registry That Will Inevitably Hurt Sex Workers (The Intercept, April 5, 2019)

Florida Sex Workers Demand Decriminalization After Massive Raids

Florida Sex Workers Demand Decriminalization After Massive Raids (Truthout, April 2, 2019)

Sex Workers Are Organizing Against Proposed Prostitution Registry in Florida

Decriminalize Sex Work www.DecriminalizeSex.Work Contact Kaytlin Bailey, Director of Communications kaytlin@dswork.org NEW YORK, NY March 26, 2019 Sex Workers Are Organizing Against Proposed Prostitution Registry in Florida Half a dozen sex worker rights activists traveled from all over Florida to fight a proposed law that will target them and their...